Gordon Newman

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Gordon Newman
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NationalityBritish (Welsh)
Sport
Sport Weightlifting
Event
Middleweight

Gordon Newman is a former weightlifter from Wales, who competed at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games (now Commonwealth Games).

Biography

Newman from Bargoed, [1] won the 1955 Welsh national title, [2] and the 1957 title. [3]

In March 1958, he participated in the Welsh Olympic Championships and Empire Games trials and was one of the 7 athletes (out of 26) that was short-listed for the Games. [4]

Newman subsequently represented the 1958 Welsh team [5] at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales, [6] where he participated in the 75kg middleweight category. [7]

References

  1. ↑ "They wear the Dragon" . Western Mail. 18 July 1958. p. 25. Retrieved 21 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "Valley miners" . Western Mail. 9 April 1956. p. 3. Retrieved 21 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Muscle-men drew a capacity crowd" . Neath Guardian. 4 April 1958. p. 8. Retrieved 21 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Weight-lifters for Games" . Western Mail. 17 March 1958. p. 9. Retrieved 21 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Four Welsh Games Teams Named" . Western Mail. 9 June 1958. p. 14. Retrieved 21 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "Wales is Ready for the Empire Games" . Pontypridd Observer. 19 July 1958. p. 22. Retrieved 21 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "Wales Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 15 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
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